brogue

Meanings

Plural: brogues

Noun

a thick and heavy shoe
A strong dialectal accent, usually Irish or Scottish.
A strong Oxford shoe, with ornamental perforations and wing tips.
A heavy shoe of untanned leather.

Verb

To speak with a brogue (accent).
To walk.
To kick.
To punch a hole in, as with an awl.
to fish for eels by disturbing the waters.

Origin / Etymology

From Irish bróg (“boot, shoe”), from Old Irish bróc (“shoe, greave, legging, hose, breeches”), likely from Old Norse brók (“breeches”), from Proto-Germanic *brōks (“breeches”). The "accent" sense may instead be derived from Irish barróg (“a hold (on the tongue)”).

Synonyms

brogan, clodhopper, work shoe

Scrabble Score: 9

brogue is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
brogue is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
brogue is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

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